1、investment

投資

He said the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage investment.

他說政府必須推出稅收激勵政策來鼓勵投資。

One of the most important changes concerns the investment of pension contributions.

最重要的一個變化涉及養老保險基金的投資。

投資金額;投資物

an investment of twenty-eight million pounds.

2,800萬英鎊的投資金額

You'll be able to earn an average rate of return of 8% on your investments.

你將能獲得 8% 的平均投資收益率。

有用的投資物;值得買的東西

When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.

在挑選長筒靴的時候,購買上等的好皮靴將是明智的選擇。

A small-screen portable TV can be a good investment.

小屏幕的便攜式電視機很值得買。

2、pretty

（尤指女孩）漂亮的，好看的，標致的

She's a very charming and very pretty girl.

她是一個非常迷人的漂亮女孩。

（地方或事物）漂亮的，美麗的（但無特殊之處）

Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.

惠特斯特布爾仍然是一個非常漂亮的小鎮。

comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.

罩著漂亮的印花布的舒適沙發

很；頗；相當

I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do.

我很清楚她會怎么做。

Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.

我到達之后，很快就找到了住處。